gran

/ɡræn/

Meanings

noun

奶奶，外婆

(usually affectionate) a grandmother

Examples :

"Every Sunday, we visit Gran at her house for tea and cookies. "

每个星期天，我们都去奶奶/外婆家，和她一起喝茶、吃饼干。

family person

noun

爷爷，外公

A grandfather

Examples :

"My gran always tells the best stories about when he was a kid. "

我爷爷/外公总是讲他小时候最有趣的故事。

family person age

Related Words

about adjective

/əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/

活动的，走动的。

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

在和吉兰-巴雷综合征搏斗之后，我花了六个月的时间才能再次恢复活动，到处走动。

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

tells noun

/tɛlz/

马脚, 破绽

"During the job interview, his nervous fidgeting and constant throat-clearing were tells that he was probably exaggerating his previous experience. "

在面试过程中，他紧张地 fidget，还不停地清嗓子，这些马脚表明他可能在夸大以前的工作经验。

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

affectionate adjective

/əˈfɛkʃənət/ /əˈfɛkʃəneɪt/

深情的，亲爱的，温柔的

"She eulogised her always warm and affectionate brother."

她热情地赞扬了她那位总是充满爱意、温柔体贴的哥哥。

sunday proper noun

/ˈsʌndeɪ/

星期日

"We usually go to church on Sunday."

我们通常在星期天去教堂。

always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

总是，一直，始终。

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

飞机作为一种交通工具，并不是一直都存在的。

visit noun

/ˈvɪzɪt/

访问，拜访

"My visit to the museum was very interesting. "

我这次参观博物馆的经历非常有趣。

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

爷爷，外公

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

我的爷爷帮我做了数学作业。

cookies noun

/ˈkʊkiz/

饼干，甜饼。

"My mom baked chocolate chip cookies for our after-school snack. "

我妈妈烤了巧克力曲奇饼干，给我们当放学后的点心。

stories noun

/ˈstɔːriz/ /ˈstoʊriz/

楼层, 楼。

"The new apartment building has twenty stories. "

这栋新公寓楼有二十层。

house noun

/hʌʊs/ /haʊs/ /haʊz/

房子，住宅

"My family's house is located near the school. "

我家房子就在学校附近。